Articles from 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in 2026
Microsoft Copilot Dashboard Gains Intelligent Summaries in April 2024: What IT Admins Need to Know
Microsoft will roll out intelligent summaries to the Copilot Dashboard starting this April, providing administrators and knowledge workers with concise, AI-generated overviews of Copilot usage,...
AI Apps Dominate 2026 Mobile Landscape: ChatGPT Leads MAU Rankings, Windows Copilot Integration Expands
By January 2026, the consumer app landscape has fundamentally shifted toward artificial intelligence. Conversational assistants now sit alongside purpose-built photo and video editors, translation...
Microsoft Planetary Computer Pro: Enterprise Geospatial AI Platform Now Production-Ready
Microsoft's Planetary Computer has transitioned from research prototype to production-ready enterprise platform, fundamentally changing how organizations access and analyze global geospatial data....
Devolutions Acquires UniGetUI: What the 2026.1.x Release Means for Windows Package Management
Devolutions has acquired UniGetUI, the popular open-source package manager for Windows, with the transition becoming official in March 2026. The first release under new stewardship, UniGetUI...
Windows 10 Pro to Linux Mint Migration: A Complete Guide for Beginners
A TechPowerUp forum user's documented journey from Windows 10 Pro to Linux Mint has become an unexpectedly comprehensive blueprint for Windows users considering the switch. What began as a personal...
Microsoft PC Manager Review: Does the Boost Button Actually Improve Windows Performance?
Microsoft's PC Manager introduces a bold visual promise: a single, prominent blue Boost button that suggests immediate performance improvements with one click. This free utility from Microsoft aims...
Windows 11 Start Menu Redesign Emerges in Insider Builds: What's Changing and How Users Are Reacting
Microsoft has begun testing a significant redesign of the Windows 11 Start menu in Insider and preview builds, marking the most substantial visual overhaul since the operating system's 2021 launch....
Notepad Gets Image Support via Markdown in Latest Windows Insider Build
Microsoft has quietly introduced image support to Notepad for Windows Insiders, marking the most significant functional upgrade to the 40-year-old text editor in recent memory. The feature appears in...
Microsoft 365 Copilot 2026: From Assistant to Actionable Colleague with Voice, Scheduling & Governance
Microsoft's latest wave of updates transforms Microsoft 365 Copilot from a helpful assistant into what the company calls an "actionable colleague." The 2026 updates introduce voice chat capabilities,...
Microsoft Copilot Reaches 1.7 Million Paid Users as Cortana Era Officially Ends
Microsoft has confirmed Copilot now serves 1.7 million paid users across its various implementations, marking a decisive shift from the Cortana era that officially concluded in 2023. The company's...
CVE-2026-4105: Critical Systemd Machined Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Patched
A critical privilege escalation vulnerability in systemd's machine-management component has been disclosed and patched, requiring immediate attention from Linux administrators and users. Tracked as...
CVE-2026-2673: How a TLS 1.3 Key Share Bug Breaks Windows Interoperability
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows systems are experiencing TLS 1.3 interoperability failures due to a cryptographic implementation issue tracked as CVE-2026-2673. The vulnerability stems from how...